Example sentences of "in [art] [adj] but " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was Labour in the 1970s but went Tory in 1979 and Dr Brian Mawhinney , the Northern Ireland Minister , held it with a 9,784 majority in 1987 . |
| 2 | Its use perhaps reached maximum interest in the 1970s but has declined as the move for MCE has developed . |
| 3 | To some extent , SCI has a rival in the Futurebus+ architecture , also an IEEE standard , born in the 1970s but only now gaining recognition : both are set to hit the market at the same time . |
| 4 | This was first found in the 1970s but can be entered only by expert cave-divers , able to negotiate underground waters . |
| 5 | The effects of this trend weakened in the 1970s but the numbers of economically active women were by that time swollen by the fall in the numbers of children and by the fall in the numbers of women entering motherhood in their twenties . |
| 6 | On average cars sold in the US consume around 28.1 mpg , according to Environmental Protection Agency statistics , twice as efficient as cars sold in the 1970s but with little change in the past seven years . |
| 7 | Young Malcolm Smith was provisionally given a place in the final but had to settle for 10th place after some deliberation . |
| 8 | As a Ballyclare supporter I was not sure which fans to join in the final but thankfully I went to the South stand and found myself in the middle of the most friendly people I have ever met in my whole life . |
| 9 | It was Pontypridd 's first appearance in the final but although Jenkins boosted his tournament score to 60 points with a try and two conversions , the Police were led to victory by much-travelled ex-Wales flanker , Richie Collins . |
| 10 | The building was part of the College at King 's House in the Close but was used as living quarters by students of non-conformist persuasion . |
| 11 | In their infinite wisdom , the SFA had arranged for a Scotland Under 23 side to travel with the senior squad , in the admirable but ultimately naive belief that it would be a learning experience for the young stars of the future . |
| 12 | It is there in the Ninth but in the Ninth there is great beauty and a sense of harmony with death . |
| 13 | Another nightmarish error let in Swail in the ninth but his inexperience proved significant with the winning line in sight . |
| 14 | It is too soon to predict whether these will be successful in the longer-term but they , together with other measures , have highlighted to staff the necessity of increasing research activity , both in terms of output and generating research income . |
| 15 | A classic example of this attitude can be found in the small but highly profitable Taylor Walker-run chain J & W Nicholson . |
| 16 | Eight of us took our places in the small but crowded cinema . |
| 17 | He was instantly recognizable in the small but influential circle he kept . |
| 18 | If necessary you would then follow-up with physiotherapy treatment ( if referred by a GP this can be claimed back from health insurance ) and remedial exercises in the small but well-equipped gym . |
| 19 | ‘ He did not paint in the ghastly but important details then . |
| 20 | Cheery tombola social nights at local Labour Clubs were replaced by showings of Peter Watkins 's brilliant but heart-stopping antinuclear film , The War Game , which the BBC had commissioned in the 1960s but still wimpishly refused to screen . |
| 21 | Richard Feigen the high profile dealer who used to show the quick among artists back in the 1960s but who now specializes in the dead ( so much easier to cope with ! ) has had the bright idea of mounting , this month , the first Pierre Roy exhibition in the United States in over fifty years . |
| 22 | They make nonsense of the aspirations of developing countries , who not only lack the funds available to some American schools in the 1960s but who lack the meagre finances spared to education in Britain in her declining 19705 . |
| 23 | SABRE is an airline reservation system , developed by American Airlines in the 1960s but now generally available . |
| 24 | Well is quite nice in the Gaelic but er when they change it into English they |
| 25 | They looked lovely on the mantelpiece in the flat but a new bouquet would not go astray at this stage . |
| 26 | you know , and so I avoided her , but I would tell her , but if I saw her I would say Jenny I must admit I did see you going in The General but I did n't come out because I was so upset , but I , I wonder what she 's doing , cos she , I heard she 's got her own business , but I ca n't see that . |
| 27 | The interest in Greece had started in the 1750s but reached a great climax in 1820 . |
| 28 | In 1988 the old effective exchange rate had absolute values in the 70s but the new index is in the 90s . |
| 29 | Forecasters said the weather was set to remain sultry and oppressive today , with temperatures in the 70s but little sun . |
| 30 | there were moves made in the sixties but I 'm sure that the process is ongoing and we still |